Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae
Full reference: M. Siverson. 1993. Maastrichtian squaloid shaks from southern Sweden. Palaeontology 36:1-19
Belongs to Squalus according to M. Siverson 1993
Sister taxa: Squalus acanthias, Squalus balsvikensis, Squalus cinereus, Squalus crenatidens, Squalus gabrielsoni, Squalus latidens, Squalus minor, Squalus nicholsae, Squalus orpiensis, Squalus perlo, Squalus serriculus, Squalus stehlini, Squalus suckleyi, Squalus vondermarcki, Squalus weltoni, Squalus woodburnei, Acanthias geelongensis
Type specimen: LO 5061 T, a tooth. Its type locality is Sample S89-9-1-MS, Ballingslöv 1, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate marl in Sweden.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Sweden (7 collections), United States (6: North Dakota)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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